Citation

Marques-Quinteiro P, Chambel MJ, Maio A. Fire (Basel) 2022; 5(6): e192.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2022, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publications Institute)

DOI

10.3390/fire5060192

PMID

unavailable

Abstract

This study sought to examine how operational demands hinder individual well-being in firefighters, and also the extent to which fire chiefs' transformational leadership style acts as an operational resource to attenuate this relationship. A total of 115 firefighters participated in the study and completed surveys over seven consecutive days. The results suggest that individuals' well-being trajectories are not influenced by operational demands while individuals' well-being is enhanced over time by team leaders' transformational leadership. The implications of these findings are discussed and future research directions are advanced.

Language: en

Keywords

emotional exhaustion; firefighters; high reliability organizations; transformational leadership; work engagement